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Everyone will hate you because of me.
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But not a single hair from your heads will be lost.
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Stand firm, and you will save yourselves.
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"When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.
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Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills; those who are in the city must leave, and those who are out in the country must not go into the city.
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For those will be "The Days of Punishment,' to make come true all that the Scriptures say.
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How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! Terrible distress will come upon this land, and God's punishment will fall on this people.
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Some will be killed by the sword, and others will be taken as prisoners to all countries; and the heathen will trample over Jerusalem until their time is up.
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"There will be strange things happening to the sun, the moon, and the stars. On earth whole countries will be in despair, afraid of the roar of the sea and the raging tides.
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People will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses.
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Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory.
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